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03-11-2014 08:29 PM

Project89

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCoatingStore

Be careful. Seems like we hear of someone every winter getting hurt or cartching their shop on fire using portable heat around open flammables.

heaters wont be on while spraying , i figure ill put the car inside a day or 2 before and warm the shop upto 75* and then kill the heaters the day i paint and turn them back on when im done

03-11-2014 08:13 PM

TheCoatingStore

Be careful. Seems like we hear of someone every winter getting hurt or cartching their shop on fire using portable heat around open flammables.

03-11-2014 06:11 PM

Project89

weather just does not want to cooperate with me , today is the coldest day we have seen yet this winter
if it doesnt start to warm up in the next day or 2 im going to borrow a few bullet heaters to heat the shop up so i can spray

03-10-2014 01:08 PM

Project89

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCoatingStore

Take good notes and re-check your blend once you go to use a different black. I would expect you would have to actually use more pearl in the SPI black than the duplicolor since the SPI has to be stronger (ie more black in it than the duplicolor). Same with our black. Our's is much stronger than duplicolor. Good luck!

thanks ill post up some pics here when i get some test panels sprayed.

was going to do some today but were expecting some 40mph winds and rain here in the next couple of hours

03-10-2014 12:17 PM

TheCoatingStore

Take good notes and re-check your blend once you go to use a different black. I would expect you would have to actually use more pearl in the SPI black than the duplicolor since the SPI has to be stronger (ie more black in it than the duplicolor). Same with our black. Our's is much stronger than duplicolor. Good luck!

03-10-2014 11:43 AM

Project89

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCoatingStore

Depends on the strength of your black and particle size on the blue pearl. our Midnight blue pearl has about 10 grams of blue pearl per quart and the attached photo is what you end up with so maybe that will be helpful. If you wanted to weigh up a smaller quantity for spraying 1% blue pearl on the weight of the black base would be a good starter.

that paint looks about the right place to start for what i want maybe just a tad less blue pearl

ill be using spi pure black base when i do the actual car , for testing i went out and bought 2 qts of duplicolor ready to spray jet black , and 2 qts of the duplicolor clear

the duplicolor stuff was cheap and was perfect for me to get a feel for spraying with the pearl on junk body panels

03-10-2014 11:38 AM

TheCoatingStore

Depends on the strength of your black and particle size on the blue pearl. our Midnight blue pearl has about 10 grams of blue pearl per quart and the attached photo is what you end up with so maybe that will be helpful. If you wanted to weigh up a smaller quantity for spraying 1% blue pearl on the weight of the black base would be a good starter.

03-10-2014 10:17 AM

Project89

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCoatingStore

I would start with about 20 grams per sprayable quart intercoat clear spray a couple of coats on with 75% overlap and adjust from there.

the plan was to mix the blue pearl in with the black base coat,should i still start with 20 grams per qt?

03-10-2014 09:37 AM

TheCoatingStore

I would start with about 20 grams per sprayable quart intercoat clear spray a couple of coats on with 75% overlap and adjust from there.

03-10-2014 09:28 AM

shine

that'll work . i've had a set of the old tin measuring spoon for ever . only set i ever saw with a 1/2 teaspoon . worked great for pearl jobs .

03-10-2014 08:29 AM

Project89

Quote:

Originally Posted by shine

go to ace hardware and get a spoon set .

was actually going to use my reloading scale to measure out the pearls and flake

03-10-2014 07:40 AM

shine

go to ace hardware and get a spoon set .

03-10-2014 06:11 AM

Project89

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCoatingStore

Probably a good time to do some test panels to try your mixes. Be sure to take good notes so you can re-create it when you got to spray next weekend.

painting has been postponed one more weekend , we thoguht it was going to be in the mid 60's this weekend but the temp is at 43* currently , the heater we have in the shop is coal fired so we cant run it to warm up the shop since it puts to much soot in the air

hopefully next weekend it will stay warm

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